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Soo Thunderbirds win Dudley Hewitt Cup

Soo Thunderbirds have won the franchise’s first-ever Dudley Hewitt Cup and in the process become the first Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League team to win the Central Canada Jr. Hockey title since the Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats did so in 2002.

Despite being outshot 47-18, the Thunderbirds edged the Ontario Jr. Hockey League champion Stouffville Spirit 5-3 tonight to win the DHC and advance to the Royal Bank Cup, national playdowns, that will be held in Humboldt, Sask. next month.

Great job fellas!!!!!All the best in Humboldt next month! Now let’s get to work and get ready for the next round. You should be very proud of what you have accomplished so far. Hey OPJHL welcome to the NOJHL good ole Northern boys!!! Congrats Albert. Thanks for the play by play updates…

Congratulations to the Tbirds on a well deserved DHC win!! Best wishes to all of you at the RBC and thanks for being the first NOJHL team in a long time to make it that far. You can’t trade your hockey sticks in for golf clubs just yet!

Scott – if the RBC is like the DHC, the host team pays the travel expenses of the teams playing. Hosting these cups takes a lot of money and lots of fund raising in the year or so prior. I’d imagine they’re flying as a bus trip would take a few days.

That was amazing – a great job by everyone – that was truly a TEAM win! Almost every shot was either blocked or tipped. John K was fantastic but so was the D – they quickly cleared the puck out… The older boys gave great leadership – nice job guys!! Wow Central Canadian Champs!!!

amazing how that front-runner Ricci from the Soo Star is all over the Thunderbirds now ! he ignores the Thunderbirds and the NOJHL all the season while he sucks up to the loser Greyhounds but now he is on the T-Bird Bandwagon. Real Soo Hockey fans see right thru you Peter! Even the T-Birds know what a goof u r.

My congratulations also to the Soo Thunderbirds on a well earned victory for themselves and for the league. Continued victories at the RBC, you have made us proud.Charly Murray
Elliott Lake Bobcats
N.O.J.H.L.

On behalf of the Blind River Beavers Organization I would like to congradulate the T-Birds on their recent win at the Dudley.
You represented our league with honor and pride.
We are proud of you, your coaching staff and your board of directors etc.
Special congrads to the Ex Beaver players who we are especially proud of.
Best of luck in the next round.Linda Lamorie
for the Blind River Beavers Organization

upfront, ARe you for Real? you’[ve been on here all year have you not read any of my posts? Big Birds fan and in december, i was calling Tbirds when everyone but parents were picking eagles. Again predicted them again it at the beginning of playoffs. i was proably the first question the timing and validity of the investigation when word first got out. Defended myself and the birds on the timing issue again when someone questioned me questioning the timing. I told the readers 95% of thier kids drank before the age of 19 or that they were being lied to by their kids and that the parents should look into the mirror before blaming coaches or the birds organization. I posted that it’s shame that Mr Giommi has to deal with the mess and bullcrap that he had no control of. It was non issue and the investigation leading into the dudley would do nothing and jsut be a distractions.And…. i paid to watch em in the semi (online)on Friday.

I realize it’s hard to find the sarcasm in a typed post, but i figured by now eveyone knew may stance on the investigation and the birds…but just in case there were a few that didn’t, i threw a smiley face for good measure. It was a poke the commish and nothing more.

and just in case you missed this

Eskisfan says: April 22, 2012 at 8:28 am
Good Job TBirds, you’ve done the NOJHL Proud. Still lots of hockey to be played, best of luck in Humbolt.

On behalf of all the folks here in the capital of Northern Ontario Hockey, I would like to congratulate the T Birds on their victory at the Dudley.

When they come home as RBC champs, they can come have their picture taken with me under the Big Nickel. I’ll understand if the American tender does not want to come for the photo in the capital. We don’t want to be a doubting Thomas do we… wink wink, good luck.

On behalf of the North Bay Jr. Trappers we would like to congratulate the Soo Thunderbirds for this impressive accomplishment. Your victory in Thunder Bay will go a long way in improving the image of our league outside of the North.

Great coverage of the Dudley Hewitt Cup and the NOJHL Randy. The T-Birds and the league are so lucky to have you covering them like no other on here, Sault This Week, Heisler’s Site, ESPN Radio, Soo Eagles Show. You are the best by a country mile.

Bring on the Hounds, as Randy says on juniorhockey.com I think it is too close to call who would win between the T-Birds and Hounds.

Good luck to the T-Birds at the RBC. A class organization from the top on down.

I would like to congradulate the T-Birds for winning the Dudley Cup, and good luck at the RBC cup. I can’t believe that some people on this blog think that the T=Birds would beat the Soo Greyhounds. You can not even compare the two leagues.Look at the leading scorer for the T=Birds Micki Sortoretto who is a stud, and can just abut score at will in the NOJHL. When he played in the OHL he played 150 regular season games in 3 years and had 24 points, and was a 4th liner on those teams, so lets be honest with ourselves it would be no contest.The T-Birds will have their hands full at the RBC Cup.

Best of Luck to the Soo Thunderbirds and Coach’s Mizzi and Henderson…
What story is the GM telling to which Newspaper today? Unbeleivabe. Perhaps Montighue will be the next Coach that’s how much of a Gong Show this Team is becoming.
The Thunderbirds should learn from Bruno and the ‘Soo Eagles’ how to run a Junior Hockey Team properly!

Cue for treason? Let me get this straight, so The team who won the Dudley Hewitt and brought it back to the NOJHL after ten year hiatus AND knocked out the Eagles in the process, needs to learn from the Eagles how to run the a team? Interesting!

Holy crap! the bickering and mud slinging still goes on up there in North Westren Ontario..lol….The NOJHL is represented at the RBC and dispite people differences the Thunderbirds need to congratulated and encouraged to do well. The constant negative shroud that people are trying to thow over the organization is nothing but a distraction and I think lack of respect for the winners of our league.